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The atheistic evolution

Opinion Columnist

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009

Updated: Monday, November 2, 2009 11:11

Why am I here? What’s my purpose? What am I living for? These are some of the most important questions you can ask yourself. The answers affect our entire lives, whether we’ve consciously thought about them or not. If you hold to atheistic evolution, as many do, these questions are unable to be answered satisfactorily. To put it bluntly, you have no reason to be alive and nothing to live for.
   
In atheistic evolution, all things evolved from one original single-celled organism without the help of any sort of divine or supernatural power, said power being nonexistent. Pay attention to that: ALL living things evolved from one single-celled organism. Humans, dogs, cats, birds, bacteria, ladybugs, giraffes, apes and everything else are from the same ancient source which sprung from nowhere for no particular reason.
   
You are simply smarter than the average bear, cursed with the ability to ponder a meaningless existence. In this view, human rights are a joke. It truly is speciesism. Humans are no better than a rat or dragonfly. You and all other living things are simply sacks of chemicals. In evolution no one organism takes precedence over another. This is the essence of survival of the fittest. If there is a weak human, he should be left to die for the good of the race. To make a defense for human rights, you would have to pull support from nature, evidence that is as nonexistent as a god.
   
Not only are human rights a ridiculous idea in atheistic evolution, but also, simple acts of kindness have no place unless they are for your immediate pleasure. Why should you go out of your way to help a weaker individual? In the end, what does it matter? Once you die, you stop existing. Eventually, Earth will be destroyed and then what? What will be the point of all your philanthropy? What will be the point of giving your seat on the bus to that old lady? What will be the point of not raping or murdering or stealing? Everything you do (in atheistic evolution) should be to make you feel the best in the shortest amount of time before you simply stop existing.
   
To sum it up: you are nothing special, you have no purpose, everything you do is in vain and nothing is worth doing except for instant satisfaction. Any attempt to live with purpose is a grand delusion. Ours is a bleak existence. However, this is only true if atheistic evolution is also true.
   
But the good news is that it isn’t true! God specially created you for a purpose and that purpose is greater than any worldly thing we could try living for. God desires all people find their greatest satisfaction in giving glory to God. He loves you. What purpose could be better than worshipping and adoring an infinite God? All else you could live for is merely finite, but living for God has eternally beneficial consequences. What would you rather have: no God and no purpose or a perfect God and an eternal purpose? The answer seems unquestionably clear.
 

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bee
Tue Nov 3 2009 01:31
Someone has never heard of the Euthyphro dilemma...
Cody Grimes
Tue Nov 3 2009 00:23
what then, would you call a non-religious or atheistic person who does support human rights and condemns the rape you speak of in your response to the first comment?
Lucas Hewitt
Mon Nov 2 2009 22:45
"Stupid article."

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

"Does not accurately describe atheist philosophy. Attempts to suggest there is no secular or atheistic philosphy."

I understand that atheists don't believe that people should go around raping and murdering and stealing and I acknowledge an atheistic philosophy. I'm just trying to point out the blatant inconsistency in that philosophy.

"States opinion as fact."

Examples please.

"Why don't you respect others and have the decency to write as if you are not the f--king messenger of god (sic) ?"

Not to be snide, but these comments aren't terribly respectful. I didn't come up with these ideas. My beliefs are shaped by the Bible, not by what I want to be true. I do not claim to be a prophet nor would I want to.

"You are an idiot, suggesting that it takes a 'god' to prevent rape as a standard practice. Your 'god' isn't dotng very well at that, isn't she?"

Well, I'm certainly not as smart as I'd like to be. I'm only saying that to be consistent as an atheist then you couldn't condemn rape.

"Your intolerance and narrow-minded ignorance are an anethema to intelligent people."

I try my best to not become so proud as to think myself always right and I'm completely serious when I say thank you for introducing me to a new and very useful word. Next time, though, please use your real name.

Frank4CWN4
Mon Nov 2 2009 21:09
Stupid article.

Does not accurately describe atheist philosophy. Attempts to suggest there is no secular or atheistic philosphy.

States opinion as fact.

Why don't you respect others and have the decency to write as if you are not the f--king messenger of god (sic) ?

You are an idiot, suggesting that it takes a 'god' to prevent rape as a standard practice. Your 'god' isn't dotng very well at that, isn't she ?

Your intolerance and narrow-minded ignorance are an anethema to intelligent people.

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